Match-box.



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MATCH BOX;

APPLICATION FILED NOV.15, 1907.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

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attorney WALDEMAR LEE, OF-GHIGAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

Application filed November 15, 1907. Serial No. 402,341.

T 0 all where it may concern:

Be it known that I, awman: LEE, a

subject of the King of Norway, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful improvements inMatch-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to match boxes of that type including a casing anda slide mounted within the casing.

One object of my invention is the provision of a match box wherein theslide is so constructed as to permit of the removal of only a singlematch at a time, thus adapting the box for use as a single deliverypocket match safe.

A further object of my invention is to provide a match box wherein theslide is so constructed that the same can be removed from the casing andused as a single delivery wall match safe.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a match boxwhich is simple in construction, etlicient in use and cheap inmanufacture.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts here inafter fullydescribed, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a perspective view of a match box constructed in accordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on a plane extendingcentrally and transversely therethrough. F 3 is a perspective viewillustrating the manner in which the slide can be used as a singledelivery wall match safe. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on a planeextending centrally and longitudinally therethrough. Fig. 5 is a planview of the blank from which the slide of the match box is constructed,and Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank from which the casing of thematch box is constructed.

The casing 1 of the match box is preferably rectangular in crosssection, and is fully open at its ends. The casing is also preferablyconstructed of a single blank of flexible material 2, which is adaptedto be bent on the dotted lines 3, and have its ends secured together toprovide the casing.

The slide consists of match receptacles 5, which are secured together inrelatively spaced relation by a bendable web 4. The match receptaclescomprise front walls 6,

i i i 1 i l l 1 l k and side walls 8. The web 4 forms an integral partof the rear walls 7 of the match receptacle. The lower ends of the frontwalls 6 are cut away to provide finger recesses 9 and intermediateyielding retaining tongues 10. The side walls of the match receptaclesare inclined to space the upper ends of the front walls 6 from the rearwalls 7 and to position the tongues 10 in engagement with the rearwalls, thus providing the receptacles with flaring entrances andcontracted discharge openings. The tongue 10 of each match receptacle isadapted to prevent the accidental discharge of matches and to yieldunder pressure to permit the removal of a single match at a time, thematch being adapted to be grasped through one of the finger recesses 9,in a manner that should be apparent.

The rear wall 7 of the upper match receptacle is provided with anintegral extension forming a flap adapted to be bent on the dotted line11 to close the entrance to the upper match receptacle 5. The web 4. isadapted to be bent on the dotted line 12 to close the entrance to thelower receptacle 5. That portion of the flap above the dotted line 18 isadapted to be bent down into contact with the front wall 6 of the uppermatch receptacle so that when the slide is within the casing 1, it isimpossible for the closure of this receptacle to become accidentallyopened. After the web t has been bent to close the lower matchreceptacle, the same is adapted to be bent in a reverse direction on thedotted line 14 to position the rerear walls 7 ceptacles one inengagement with the other and provide the slide of the match box, whichis inserted in the casing 1. When the receptacles are in slide form, thedischarging openings of the receptacles are respectively located onopposite sides of the slide whereby to enable a match to be withdrawnfrom either receptacle on Withdrawing the slide from the casing.

In view of the manner in which the receptacles are closed, it isimpossible to remove matches therefrom except through the dischargeopenings, and only a single match at a time can be removed from eachreceptacle. When it is desired to remove a match, the slide is movedinto position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. If it is desired, theslide can be unfolded and used as a wall match safe, the same beingadapted to be hung upon a nail through the medium of an opening in theupper end of the said flap. The slide is adapted to be constructed of asingle blank of material, shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

It should be apparent from the above description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, that I provide a match box which can beused either as a single delivery pocket match safe or as a singledelivery wall match safe; and that the same is simple in construction,eflicient in use and cheap in manufacture.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and mode of operation of the invention shouldbe understood without a further extended description.

Changes in the form, proportions and minor details of construction maybe made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having fully described and illustrated my invention, what I claim is:

1. A match box comprising a casing and a slide, said slide consisting ofa plurality of match receptacles, and a web connecting the matchreceptacles, each of said receptacles being provided with fingeropenings and an intermediate spring tongue.

2. A match box comprising a casing and a slide, said slide consisting ofa plurality of match receptacles having entrances and dischargeopenings, and a web connecting the match receptacles, said web beingadapted to be bent to arrange the match receptacles in slide form, therespective discharge openings of the receptacles being arranged onopposite sides of the slide.

3. A match box comprising a casing and a slide, said slide consisting ofa plurality of match receptacles havingentrances and discharge openings,a web connecting the match receptacles, and a closure for one of thematch receptacles, said web being adapted to be bent to arrange thematch receptacles in slide form and to close the entrance of the othermatch receptacle, the respective discharge openings being arranged onopposite sides of the slide.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VVALDEMAR LEE. Vitnesses OLAF M. OLSON, JENs C. OLSEN.

